PH Consulate General in Chicago, ISFFA Launch Chicago Filipino Restaurant Week

Consulate officials, International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting (ISFFA) officers and Filipino community representatives participated in the launch of Chicago Filipino Restaurant Week. From left: Jun Turija, Joanne Turija, Ragan Maning, Karen Montejo, Paula Arnedo, JP, Ferrer, Bridgit Au-Gener, Ryan Gener, and Noly Dulay.( Philippine Consulate and ISFFA photo)

CHICAGO 17 October 2019 — The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago launched with the International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting (ISFFA) Chicago the first-ever Chicago Filipino Restaurant Week (FRW) at the SX Sky Bar on 06 October 2019.

The Chicago FRW will run until 21 October 2019 with a total of 22 participating restaurants offering prix-fixe menus and other Filipino dishes to their diners.

Speaking on behalf of Consul General to Chicago Gina Jamoralin, Consul Ryan Gener, shared that FRW originated in New York and has expanded to other cities in the US, such as Washington and Honolulu, through the initiative of the Philippine Foreign Service Posts in those areas. Consul Gener credited the event as a cultural diplomacy initiative of Consul General Jamoralin and emphasized that it was high time to hold the FRW in Chicago. The city was recently named the Best Big City in the US by Condé Nast Traveler for the third consecutive year for, among others, its “brilliant chefs” and “robust restaurant scene.”

Consul Gener commended ISFFA – led by JP Ferrer, Paula Arnedo, and Karen Montejo – for partnering with the Consulate in making Chicago FRW a reality. Other partner companies and organizations include the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago, Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), Gawad Kalinga USA, Philippine American Cultural Foundation – Midwest, Philippine Medical Association in Chicago, and Sama Sama Project, Mama Sita’s, Tanduay Rhum, GMA Pinoy TV, Adelfia LLC, Madrid Crost Law Group, and Crowe. END

John Blair (second from left), Lennie Blair (third from left) and their grandson David Isaiah Bianco (foremost), representing Mama Sita’s, with Paula Arnedo (leftmost) and JP Ferrer (second from right) of ISFFA and Consul Ryan Gener (rightmost). (Chicago PCG photo)

A “selfie” with the participants of the FRW launch. (Chicago PCG photo)

For more information, visit https://www.chicagopcg.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.chicagopcg.com or https://www.facebook.com/PHinChicago/.